http://www.troubledteenblog.com Families Struggling with Troubled Teen Issues Mon, 30 Jan 2012 05:10:09 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.troubledteenblog.com/2011/12/curbing-cough-medicine-abuse-target-of-calif-law/ http://www.troubledteenblog.com/2011/12/curbing-cough-medicine-abuse-target-of-calif-law/#comments Wed, 28 Dec 2011 17:28:54 +0000 kidsRTC http://www.troubledteenblog.com/?p=3725 I have been fighting for this to become a law for years. Cough Syrup has been abused by teens way too long. It used to be on the store shelf like candy. Curbing cough medicine abuse target of Calif. law My thoughts today: It is too bad that the only way as a society we know [...]]]> http://www.troubledteenblog.com/2011/12/curbing-cough-medicine-abuse-target-of-calif-law/feed/ 0 http://www.troubledteenblog.com/2011/07/an-alarming-new-stimulant-sold-legally-in-many-states-nytimes-com/ http://www.troubledteenblog.com/2011/07/an-alarming-new-stimulant-sold-legally-in-many-states-nytimes-com/#comments Mon, 18 Jul 2011 00:14:11 +0000 kidsRTC http://www.troubledteenblog.com/?p=3658 In case you had not heard about bath salts abuse: An Alarming New Stimulant, Sold Legally in Many States – NYTimes.com. Though they come in powder and crystal form like traditional bath salts — hence their name — they differ in one crucial way: they are used as recreational drugs. People typically snort, inject or [...]]]> http://www.troubledteenblog.com/2011/07/an-alarming-new-stimulant-sold-legally-in-many-states-nytimes-com/feed/ 0 http://www.troubledteenblog.com/2011/06/how-parents-can-best-care-for-an-adult-child-of-addiction/ http://www.troubledteenblog.com/2011/06/how-parents-can-best-care-for-an-adult-child-of-addiction/#comments Thu, 23 Jun 2011 16:15:33 +0000 kidsRTC http://www.troubledteenblog.com/?p=3652 Your teenager has turned 18 and they are no longer your child, now an adult. They have been troubled in their teen years and it extends into adulthood. Some young adults may recognize they have a problem and that they need help. Others just keep tripping over themselves. As parents we often wonder what can [...]]]> http://www.troubledteenblog.com/2011/06/how-parents-can-best-care-for-an-adult-child-of-addiction/feed/ 0 http://www.troubledteenblog.com/2011/04/prescription-drug-abuse-takes-a-toll/ http://www.troubledteenblog.com/2011/04/prescription-drug-abuse-takes-a-toll/#comments Wed, 20 Apr 2011 04:33:58 +0000 kidsRTC http://www.troubledteenblog.com/?p=3621 This is not the only town that suffers from Prescription Drug Abuse. It is a growing epidemic in this country and may surpass alcohol and marijuana. Lock up your drugs if not for your household members but for those that come and visit. It is all too tempting and captures the most unsuspecting. Prescription Drug [...]]]> http://www.troubledteenblog.com/2011/04/prescription-drug-abuse-takes-a-toll/feed/ 0 http://www.troubledteenblog.com/2011/03/the-ten-best-addiction-and-recovery-blogs/ http://www.troubledteenblog.com/2011/03/the-ten-best-addiction-and-recovery-blogs/#comments Mon, 21 Mar 2011 00:14:36 +0000 kidsRTC http://www.troubledteenblog.com/?p=3548 Saw this article on the internet and thought some of you may be interested in the information. I am not familiar with all these blogs only a few. The ten best addiction and recovery blogs. Comment below if you have opinions about any of them or have your own favorites. Thinking about it how can [...]]]> http://www.troubledteenblog.com/2011/03/the-ten-best-addiction-and-recovery-blogs/feed/ 0 http://www.troubledteenblog.com/2010/12/video-teenage-drug-use-up-binge-drinking-down/ http://www.troubledteenblog.com/2010/12/video-teenage-drug-use-up-binge-drinking-down/#comments Thu, 16 Dec 2010 11:56:46 +0000 kidsRTC http://www.troubledteenblog.com/?p=3421 Teenage Drug Use Up, Binge Drinking Down new report out from the PBS News Hour I have heard this before teens are getting the wrong message from adults.]]> http://www.troubledteenblog.com/2010/12/video-teenage-drug-use-up-binge-drinking-down/feed/ 0